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Todd Portune’s career lasted 27 years before he stepped down as he battled cancer. “Todd, the people love you, and they thank you for your life’s journey,” former Cincinnati Mayor Dwight Tillery said to the crowd. PHOTOS BY KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

‘WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.’

Cincinnati honors veteran politician Todd Portune Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Todd Portune brought the same forethought to his funeral as he did to everything in life. The veteran Democratic politician planned every detail of the service on Monday, Feb. 3 – who would speak, when they would speak. He requested three Beatles songs to be played, “Let It Be,” “In My Life,” and “Hey Jude.” He also limited speakers to two minutes. The ironic request brought laughter from the mourners all too familiar with Portune’s famous verbosity. “It was at that exact point in his speeches when he took his fi rst breath,” his brother, Ned Portune, said, explaining to the crowd the signifi cance of the two-minute limit. The poignant service punctuated throughout with jokes provided a fi tting send-off for the beloved former Cincinnati city councilman and Hamilton County commissioner. Portune died at his Green Township home Jan. 25. The speakers at his funeral didn’t heed Portune’s time limit. They needed much longer to describe what Portune meant to them. Portune’s public career lasted for 27 years before he stepped down Dec. 31 as he battled cancer. “Todd, the people love you, and they thank you for your life’s journey,” former Cincinnati Mayor Dwight Tillery said to the crowd. “And we will never forget you.” Republicans, Democrats, pastors and homeless advocates were among the hundreds that fi led past Portune’s American fl ag-draped coffi n at the Duke Energy Convention Center downtown. A video montage of his life scrolled behind the casket. In addition to footage of him at commission meetings, there were shots of the Cincinnati riverfront, which many credit him with shaping. There were home videos with him feeding a baby with a bottle. The speakers included family and childhood friends. They recounted some little-known facts about the former commissioner. Portune in high school could play trombone and was a great singer. He also learned German. But the common themes were Portune’s strength, humility and ability to connect with ev-

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Ethan Portune, son of Todd Portune, delivers remarks during the funeral of Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune on Feb. 3 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati.

eryone he met. People marveled at Portune’s resilience. Crippling health problems often confi ned him to a wheelchair, crutches, scooters and hospital beds for the past two decades. That didn’t stop him from his work as a leader and father. Even in the fi nal months of his life, in the throes of cancer, he still attended meetings. He was still an active county commissioner, said Denise Driehaus, the president of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners. “He was very comfortable with himself,” Driehaus said. “He lived with a disability for many years, it didn’t defi ne him. His work defi ned him. He kept going and going, and he was in considerable pain in the end.” The praise would have chafed Portune. He often said he didn’t feel like he deserved credit. The program for his funeral, which he designed, even said as much. It included one of his quotes from his retirement party in December where he said: “I really don’t feel like I deserve credit. There’s not a single thing that I’ve been able to do in my life that did not involve the support, and the help, and the tenacity, and the ‘never say never,’ and all of that

Her father was a Cincinnati police captain. Two of her uncles were lieutenants. Four of her siblings are law enforcement offi cers along with her son and her nephew. Now, the newly promoted executive assistant chief, Teresa Theetge, outranks them all. Most of her kin have worked for the Cincinnati Police Department, as she does, but she has relatives in three other departments as well. Her son is Boone County Sheriff ’s deputy. “We’re a little bit of overachievers,” she joked during an interview with The Enquirer. Theetge has spent half her life as a police offi cer. She took her test to enter the academy at 29 and now has 29 years in on the job. A graduate of Western Hills High School, Theetge is a lifelong West Sider along with the rest of her family. Family gatherings now bring together 64 people, she said. Before joining the force, she got married and raised four children. “Honestly, I think that is - in my eyes - a greater accomplishment than reaching the rank of assistant chief,” she said of her 40-year marriage and kids. During her career, she said she’s followed the advice of former Chief Tom Streicher who told her to stay in an assignment for about two years before moving on. “I can honestly say I’ve had exposure to every aspect of our police department now,” Theetge said, but joked: “It truly looks like I can’t keep a job.” Theetge was one of the fi rst female K-9 handlers and spent nine years in internal investigations, fi rst as a sergeant, then as a lieutenant and a captain. The section will still be under her purview in her new position. Since she started on the force, she’s been impressed with the increased diversity among her colleagues. See THEEGTE, Page 2A

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The public pays their respects to Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, Feb. 3 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. Portune died Jan, 25, 2020, at his home in Green Township.

The public pays their respects to Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune.

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from others.” Former county commissioner Chris Monzel tried to convince Portune a few weeks before he died that he did deserve credit for much of the progress in Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Monzel, a Republican who served eight years on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners with Portune, said he pointed out the window of the room in Christ Hospital where Portune was at.

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A Green Township man arrested in December on child pornography and sex abuse charges has now been indicted in federal court. Thomas Winkelbach, 78, faces two counts of sexually exploiting children and one count of possessing child pornography in addition to state charges. Investigators said Winkelbach was identiﬁ ed by police after an undercover agent was able to download child pornography in September from Winkelbach's IP address. In October, law enforcement searched his home and found dozens of hard drives and thousands of child por-

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“Diversity in the hiring and the recruit classes, in assignments,” she said. “We have diversity everywhere now.” But Theetge said she has never felt being a woman as put her at a disadvantage. “I feel like I have been given every single opportunity that my male counterparts have been given, and I’ve

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Bob Portune delivers remarks during the funeral of Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune.

“The view of Christ Hospital looked out over the city, and I said, ‘Look how much you were involved in,’” Monzel told The Enquirer before the service. “‘It’s incredible, that’s a testimony to you.’ And he was like, ‘Aww, cut it out.’” The ﬁ nal speaker, per Portune’s wishes, was his pastor, Greg McDaniel, of Grace Covenant Church in Green Township. McDaniel said he prayed with Portune the Wednesday before his death. “He looked up at me and said, ‘I have peace,’” McDaniel said. Then McDaniel paused and looked at the audience. “Do you have peace?”

Green Township man now faces federal child sex abuse charges Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer

Former Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls hugs a member of the public as they pay their respects to Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune.

nography images, according to court documents. Winkelbach told police he had been downloading child pornography for about ﬁ ve years and "does not know why or how he started," the documents state. Police also reported ﬁ nding images of Winkelbach exposing himself to a toddler and having the girl handle his genitals. Court documents state Winkelbach admitted that he and his wife babysat the child. When police had picked him up, that child's sibling was at his home with his wife, investigators said. Sexually exploiting a child is a federal crime punishable by 15 to 30 years in prison. Possessing child pornography carries a potential maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

succeeded in those opportunities,” she said. “I don’t think one time in my career have I ever been passed over for a promotion or an assignment because it went to a male counterpart.” Her approach to the job focuses on relationships both within the department and in the community. She said she lives, in part, by a guiding principle: People’s perception is their reality. “I may not agree with what they are thinking or saying, but if that is their perception that is, therefore, their reality and I have to approach it from that perspective,” she said. She said she’s looking forward to taking on the role of the second highestranking police oﬃ cer in the city. She wants to take a “best practices” approach to all aspects of policing – recruiting, crimeﬁ ghting, technology and more – searching the country for good tactics. “We are not opposed to stealing another department’s idea as long as they can show that it worked,” she said. Theetge was scheduled to be sworn in during a public ceremony Thursday, Feb. 6 at City Hall.

Pallbearers get set to walk with the casket of Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati.

The convention center has hosted three funerals since 2015: the visitation for ﬁ reﬁ ghter Daryl Gordon in 2015, the memorial service for boxer Aaron Pryor in 2016 and the wake for Cincinnati police Capt. Kimberly Williams.

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Some say long-time Hamilton County trial Judge Robert Ruehlman is controversial. There’s no doubt he’s tough – and can be tough-talking from the bench. Ruehlman has been in the news a lot in the past year, notably for his public lambasting of Cincinnati City Council’s so-called “Gang of Five” Democrats and for not hesitating to call ICE on suspected illegal immigrants. But there’s also a human side to the West Side Republican. He showed that in a recent in-depth interview on The Enquirer’s That’s So Cincinnati podcast. Specifi cally, Ruehlman went into details about how the case of early 1980s serial killer Michael Beuke has aff ected him. Ruehlman was the prosecutor on the case of the so-called “Mad Hitchhiker.” Beuke, who was from West Price Hill, had gone on a nearly monthlong shooting spree across Greater Cincinnati in 1983. He committed his crimes after being picked up as a hitchhiker. Beuke was convicted that year for murdering one man and also found guilty for the attempted slayings of two other men. He was sentenced to the death penalty by then-Judge Norbert Nadel. The state executed Beuke by lethal injection in 2010. Here are some samples of Ruehlman’s podcast interview refl ecting on Beuke: ❚ Ruehlman said Bueke’s life is example of the dangers of bullying. The case made Ruehlman impress upon his seven children to never bully. “Everybody made fun of him because he was kind of funny looking. He was kind of frail. They called him ‘Pukey Beuke’. And then one day he just decided he was gonna start killing people. ... You feel

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Will your hydrant work if there’s a ﬁ re? Cincinnati doesn’t know The same notes showed 1,332 hydrants are served by 4-inch lines. Here’s why that’s a problem. “The supply line we use in ﬁ re trucks is a 5-inch in diameter line,” Alter said. “You can’t take a 4-inch main and supply with a larger-in-diameter supply line. You’re going to have water issues, which we have.”

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When Cincinnati fi refi ghters recently tapped into the hydrant closest to a burning home in Lower Price Hill they immediately found there was so little water it would be virtually useless in battling the blaze. So they brought in a water truck and tapped into a hydrant a block away, then ran hoses through woods to get to the fi re. When the blaze was out, fi refi ghters found a body inside, though it’s not known yet if that death was fi re-related. The meager water pressure was eerily similar to what happened during a fi re inside a Rose Hill Avenue home in North Avondale last October, though nobody died there. Cincinnati’s home and business owners may assume nearby hydrants will help protect their property in case of fi re. But they may not be able to trust their neighborhood hydrant, The Enquirer has found.

Water flow clogged by bureaucracy City of Cincinnati offi cials have known for years low water fl ow is a problem in some of the city’s 14,000 fi re hydrants and they haven’t done anything about it, according to fi re offi cials and records reviewed by The Enquirer. In fact, the city’s water department at one point knew exactly where the trouble spots were but refused to tell the fi re department about it for liability reasons, Cincinnati Fire Union President Matt Alter told The Enquirer. Water department offi cials say they’re not aware of that ever happening but are working on the issue now. But whether water department offi cials knew or didn’t know, what’s clear is this: Some hydrants will provide enough water. Some won’t. And no one knows exactly which ones are which. The Enquirer found the problem dates to least 2010 and City Hall bu-

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Construction workers work to repair and rebuild a fi re damaged home at 4021 Rose Hill Avenue in North Avondale on Jan. 8. The home burned Nov. 20, 2019, a fi re that raged into the sky as fi refi ghters had difficulty getting water to the property. The closest fi re hydrant did not provide enough water pressure to be helpful, city officials have said. ALBERT CESARE / THE ENQUIRER

reaucracy stymied fi xes. ❚ Fire Department offi cials fi rst raised the issue with city administrators a decade ago when two homes and garage burned in a massive North Avondale fi re where there wasn’t adequate water to fi ght the blaze. After that the fi re union added low-water hydrants to the list of issues it brings to the city’s attention in its quarterly meetings with city offi cials. Yet, city offi cials never moved to fi x the problem, Alter said. ❚ Fixing low water hydrants is expensive because all 14,000 city hydrants need to be tested, and water lines to troubled ones replaced. There’s never been a year since 2012 when the city hasn’t faced a defi cit and there have been other budgetary priorities for the fi re department, namely ending brownouts, the practice of not running all fi re crews all the time to save money. ❚ Since 2012 there have been three city managers. When Patrick Duhaney was named city manager in December of 2018 he was never added to list of people who get the fi re union safety

agendas where the issue was listed. So Duhaney was not aware of the problem. The Enquirer also learned the issue came up as recently as 2018 – just before Duhaney got the job full time – when the Insurance Services Offi ce for Fire Protection, an industry group which rates fi re departments, was preparing to issue a rating to the city. Those rating are important because insurance companies use the rating to set insurance rates. The better a city is equipped to fi ght fi res, the better the score. The better the score, the less expensive insurance is. Cincinnati’s rating is a 2 on a scale of 1-10, with one the best score. That is among the best in the country and in among the top 5% in Ohio. During the city’s last rating, fi re and water works offi cials met with an Insurance Services Offi ce inspector. Notes from the meeting by a water works supervisor detailed the problem: there was concern for large structure fi res that would require high volumes of water to extinguish.

The issue is front and center now after 4021 Rose Hill Avenue in North Avondale burned as fi refi ghters scrambled to fi nd an adequate water source. The closest hydrant didn’t provide enough water and it took two attempts to fi nd a hydrant with enough water. Cincinnati City Council has ordered the fi re department and water department to come up with a way to test each of the city’s hydrants, but that’s going to take time – and money. It’s too soon to estimate either, said Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman, a councilman who oversees council’s Law and Public Safety Committee. In 2018, the last year for which data is available for, the Cincinnati Fire Department responded to 7,800 fi res. “The Cincinnati Fire Department was able to adapt very quickly in each of those situations even when issues arose,” Duhaney said. “Even in this most recent incident our fi re crews managed to adapt, even if a bit slower than usual.”

‘We just sat on the curb and cried’ Wendy Ruehlmann was renovating 4021 Rose Hill Avenue and was not in the home when the fi re broke out just after midnight on Nov. 20. She wants to know, even if this had been an on going problem, “Why would there be no Plan B in place?” When the hydrant failed to provide enough water, fi refi ghters called for a water truck and sought water from other hydrants before fi nally running it See HYDRANTS, Page 5A

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The problem in the Rose Hill fi re partly rests on the fact that the water line leading to the nearest hydrants are six-inch water mains – which are considered small – that failed, Winston said. The line is being replaced now. Bailey said Water Works is aware of where all the 6-inch water mains are, but that isn’t the sole determining factor of water fl ow. “If Water Works becomes aware of a water fl ow issue, it works to address those issues as quickly as possible and communicates with the fi re department for planning purposes,” Bailey said. The Fire Department does test hydrants, but only to see if they’re working, Alter said. Testing to see how much water each hydrant can supply takes specialized equipment and is time consuming, roughly a half hour per hydrant. Do the math and that’s 7,000 hours, without building in time to get to them all. “This is what we pay our bill for, they have to take care of them,” Alter said. “Waterworks has the fl ow information, they have the data, but they are reluctant to share for security and liability issues.” Water Department Director Cathy Bailey said the water department tests water fl ow only when new developments are being built or in the case of specifi c complaints made by fi re fi refi ghters, utility workers or private residents. And as far as she knows – she took over in 2015 – there was never a citywide list of problem hydrants.

Best practices not used in Cincinnati The National Fire Prevention Association recommends that hydrants be tagged with one of four colors, letting ﬁ reﬁ ghters know how much water there will be

Construction workers at a ﬁ re-damaged home at 4021 Rose Hill Avenue in North Avondale on Jan. 8. The home burned Nov. 20, 2019.

just by looking. Covington, which has water lines similar to Cincinnati, uses this system. It’s based on testing. The system allows fi refi ghters to quickly assess how much water is available and if there’s not enough, quickly fi nd alternative sources of water. The sooner fi refi ghters can plan, the less potential danger to life

there is and the less property damage there will be. Alter said. Because there’s no list of where there have been low water issues during a ﬁ re The Enquirer is asking, “Have you experienced a ﬁ re where there was trouble with the hydrant?” If so, email scoolidge@enquirer.com.

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Remembering law enforcement chaplain Bruno Kremp Cameron Knight Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The Rev. Bruno Kremp off ered guidance and counseling to hundreds of law enforcement offi cers in Hamilton County during his more than 40 years as a chaplain. He was the fi rst chaplain for the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Offi ce in 1967, and upon his retirement, his position was never offi cially fi lled, so technically he was also the last enforcement-focused chaplain of the agency as well. “That would be some big shoes to fi ll,” Hamilton County Chief Deputy Mark Schoonover said. “He was like a piece of our fabric here.” Now, the sheriff ’s offi ce relies on a countywide network of chaplains, a network Kremp built. Kremp died Jan. 25. He was 82. Available day or night, Father Bruno, as he was called, roamed the county with his own police radio and callsign. All a deputy needed to do was call out for 6-George-17 and he’d be on his way. He worked under fi ve sheriff s, and even the latest, Sheriff Jim Neil, had a special connection to him. It was Kremp that Neil called when he witnessed a double homicide and shot the suspect who did it in 1987. But Kremp’s story begins 50 years earlier. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1937, his childhood was enveloped by the fog of World War II. When he was fi ve, Allies

began bombing his home city. Over the course of about three years, the city would be bombed 53 times, according to research from Stephen KraKremp mer with the Greater Cincinnati Police Museum. He lost his grandmother and uncle to the bombs. His father, a quartermaster with a German regiment, was captured and held as a prisoner of war. In 1949, after the war had ended, Kremp’s godfather helped his family emigrate to the United States. Kremp graduated from St. Francis Seminary and entered the Franciscan novitiate in 1956. He earned his theology degree at St. Leonard College in Centerville, then was ordained on June 9, 1965. Two years later, he started ministering for the sheriff ’s offi ce part-time. During his career, he was also the pastor at St. George church in Clifton Heights, co-pastor of St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine, pastor at St. Bonaventure Church in South Fairmount and eventually superior at St. Francis Center in Springfi eld Township. He also performed marriage counseling, operated programs to help those struggling with alcoholism, taught suicide prevention and recruited other clergy to become chaplains. But offi cers and deputies around the county remember him as a constant presence at crime scenes, patrol headquarters and Fraternal Order of Police meetings.

It was at one such crime scene, Sheriff Neil remembered Kremp coming to his aid. On a Friday in July 1987, Neil was chatting with a security guard outside his wife’s work in Queensgate. The fresh-faced deputy was 28 years old and had only been on the force a few years. Neil said he was in uniform, but off duty, when two cars screeched through the parking lot. The guard asked Neil to back him up and they both ran after the cars. As the vehicles – now stopped – came into view, Neil said he saw a man with a shotgun fi ring into the window of one of the cars. That man turned out to be Ronald Combs, who had been chasing his exgirlfriend and her mother. Neil had just watched him fatally shoot both women in the head. Combs got back in his car as Neil and the security guard approached. Neil said he shouted for Combs to put his hands up and stop. “I could tell he was reloading,” Neil told The Enquirer. The man then sprang from the car and tried to level the shotgun at Neil. Neil fi red all six rounds from his revolver through Combs’ vehicle. All of the bullets found their target, Neil said. Cincinnati police pulled on to the scene just after the shooting and took Combs into custody. He survived the shooting and would spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders. “The experience in itself was very

traumatic. I just witnessed a double homicide. I needed to talk to someone,” Neil said. “There’s two people I called: My father, who was a retired Cincinnati police offi cer, and Father Bruno. “When you’re in a life-threatening situation, our human bodies are designed to fi ght or fl ight. Where Father Bruno helped was to get me down. This man was there to get me stabilized. Also to reassure – ‘It’s OK. You did what you had to do.’ “ He said Kremp got him calmed down so he could go through the interviews with the detectives and internal aff airs. But it wasn’t just law enforcement offi cers Kremp helped. He was also there for the victims and families when he went deputies to make death notifi cations after fatal car crashes and other tragedies. Schoonover recalled Kremp going with him to tell a family that a man had just committed suicide. Schoonover said he was very calming in those situations. “I’ve heard law enforcement is described as an honorable profession,” Schoonover said. “What do you say about a guy who serves law enforcement? It was just a divine profession he was in. He dedicated his life to it. It’s going to leave a big hole.” Kremp was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in St. Bernard. His loved ones have asked that memorials in his honor be sent to the Franciscans at FriarWorks, 1615 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202.

Hundreds defy rain for fourth Cincinnati Women’s March Erin Glynn Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It was raining and chilly the afternoon of the fourth annual Women’s March in Cincinnati, but that didn’t deter hundreds of activists from showing up in Sawyer Point Park. The Women’s March started in 2017 to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. The Cincinnati march was organized by United We Stand, a progressive movement that advocates for human rights and local political organizing. The

event began at noon with speeches from local activists and politicians, including controversial pastor and former judge Tracie Hunter, Cincinnati City councilwoman Tamaya Dennard, and Elizabeth Hopkins, a regional ﬁ eld manager from Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio. Music from MUSE, the Cincinnati Women’s Choir, and a song from spoken word poet and activist Siri Imani and Jess Lamb also roused the crowd before they set oﬀ to march, circling from Sawyer Point Park to Elm St. then down Vine St. back to the park. Charlotte Doria drove from Dayton

with her daughter Zoe to march. They previously marched in D.C. in 2017 and have been marching in Cincinnati every year since. “As a social worker, I see the direct eﬀ ects [of Trump’s presidency] on the communities I serve,” Doria told The Enquirer. Kathy Aurigemma, a technology and library services teacher from Lebanon, said she was also “activated” by the D.C. march in 2017. “We have to use our voices. We can’t let people tell our story for us,” she said. “When we allow men to continue to control the narrative, we’re going to continue to get the same re-

sults.” Marchers carried signs for local female candidates including Nikki Foster and Kate Schroder, both of whom are campaigning for the Democratic primary in March to run against Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Westwood. Other signs had more general political messages, such as “If you take my birth control, I’ll make more feminists” and “Women are the wall and Trump will pay.” The crowd dissipated on return to Sawyer Point Park but dozens stayed to hear from other female candidates.

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Well, it’s about time. My “girls” (chickens) are fi nally starting to lay eggs again. During the short, cold days of winter there’s two things going on: molting (losing feathers and producing new ones) and not enough daylight to complete an egg laying cycle. So now that we’re beyond the molting stage and the days are starting to get longer, I’m starting to see brown, white, blue and green eggs in the nests. We gathered enough this morning to make something a little diff erent for breakfast: Dutch baby pancakes. Truth be told, these pancakes can transition into a lunch or even supper dish, depending upon the toppings. Have you ever made a Dutch baby? Sometimes they’re called Dutch/German puff s. They sort of remind me of a giant popover. That’s because they come out of the oven all puff ed up and high. Then, before you can blink twice (or maybe 3 times) they start to defl ate, cre-

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Sports Returning to coaching, Mike Gergen connects with a new generation Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In his 40th year as an educator, Mike Gergen talks about fi nishing his career right where it started. He will fi nish his fi nal years as a social studies teacher at Elder High School, where he began teaching in 1980. But, thanks to a relationship fostered within the building, he will also fi nish his coaching career with the Panthers. After a standout playing career for Roger Bacon and a season at Northern Kentucky University, Gergen became Elder’s freshman head coach in the 1980-81 school year. In three seasons as a freshman and junior varsity head coach, Gergen went 45-4 with Greater Catholic League titles in each of the three seasons. He served as a varsity assistant under Paul Frey at a time Elder’s coaching group included current Panthers leader Joe Schoenfeld and former La Salle head coach Dan Fleming. “I actually did my student teaching with Coach Frey here at Elder,” Gergen said during a recent practice. “That was one way to hopefully get my foot in the door.” With both feet fi rmly planted through the doorway, Gergen took what he learned under Frey and looked for his own challenge. He found it at Purcell Marian, where he became a teacher and coach starting in the 1987-1988 school year. “I couldn’t have asked for a better place to come and work under Coach Frey. It was a great experience, but I had aspirations of becoming a head coach,” Gergen said. “The Purcell Marian job opened up. I knew people over there and got hired and I was gone. I wanted to go ahead and get that experience of what it was like to be a head coach.” Gergen spent 14 years at Purcell Marian with 13 coming as the head basketball coach, including a state runner-up fi nish in 2000. His last coaching season was the 2000-2001 basketball season but he stayed one more year as a teacher. The Cavaliers’ all-time leader in wins and losses, Gergen was elected to the Purcell Marian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

Playing days The fi nal game of Gergen’s head coaching career was a regional semifi nal loss to Kettering Alter, the same team and coach that ended Gergen’s playing career at Roger Bacon in 1975. That 1975 Roger Bacon team, with head coach Hep Cronin, had beaten Elder (coming off of consecutive state titles) twice in the regular season and again in the playoff s to reach Alter. Gergen later attended the University of Cincinnati before transferring to Northern Kentucky University to join high school teammate Dan Doellman. Sitting out for one transfer year, Gergen played for just one season in 1978-79, opting not to extend his college career year past graduation. The brief collegiate career made a lasting basketball impact. “I’ve never played with anybody that was more intelligent a basketball player than Danny Doellman. It was a joy to play basketball with somebody like that.

IU QB Ramsey of Elder enters transfer portal Dave Clark Cincinnati Enquirer

Purcell Marian's Mike Gergen shouts instructions to his team during the second half of their Division II playoff loss to Alter on March 14, 2001.

Elder assistant coach Mike Gergen watches as the Panthers play the Purcell Marian Cavaliers on Feb. 4, 2020. TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE ENQUIRER

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To get another chance to do that for one season was well worth it,” Gergen said of playing with his former teammate. “Everything was a learning experience and I think those two years there were extremely beneﬁ cial to me with regards to the coaching I eventually got into.” Even the doses of reality dished out in the Friars Club, a Catholic/Franciscan ministry for youth near Roger Bacon High School, helped shape Gergen’s basketball experiences. Having his own key to the club, Gergen played whenever he could with any players available. “From that tall,” Gergen said pointing to his knee, “to an adult or to college, I was in that gym playing basketball. When I transitioned from eighth grade to a freshman, in the evenings they had men that would play. Men. There were some ex-Bengals that would go up there and play and this skinny little neighborhood kid jumped in with them and got my butt kicked and got pushed around because I knew and was told that was the only way to get better.”

Bringing ball full circle By the time Gergen was a junior and senior in high school, those grown men wanted him on their teams. Those days were the foundation of a lifetime of teaching and coaching. After leaving Purcell Marian, he had a one-year stint at Thomas More, 2013-2014, until the chance to coach came again this season when Gergen joined assist Phil Bengel and the Elder freshman team. “Mike and I talk a lot at school,” Bengel said. “He was my mentor teacher so he and I have a pretty good relationship there. We’ve been talking a lot of basket-

ball and I think he got in his mind that he’s at the right point to come back and do something with basketball. I could tell as soon as it was offi cial he’d be working with freshmen that the light came on and he got real excited right away.” That light will be used to illuminate new minds to basketball fundamentals and greater overall knowledge that only decades of experience can bring. “I thought this would be a good way for me to complete the circle because this is where I started 40 years ago teaching and coaching basketball,” Gergen said. “I fi gured at this stage it might be pretty neat where I can get involved with the freshmen and not have to worry about Xs and Os and just deal with teaching the kids how to play basketball. “Making the decision after being away (from coaching) for 18 years, I know I made the right decision to return. This has been tremendously enjoyable for me. I’m thankful to Phil to have a chance to work with him with the freshmen. I’m very thankful to Coach Schoenfeld for letting me be a part of the program. “I feel like a kid in a candy store. After 18 years it’s like that saying of riding a bike. It is. It’s natural and the stuff has fl owed pretty naturally and pretty freely. I’m really thankful to be in the position and I’m really enjoying myself.” Life came full circle once again Feb. 4 when Purcell Marian came to play Elder, though Gergen didn’t feel the normal feelings of a coach playing his former team. “I’ve been away. There’s been a transition at Purcell Marian,” Gergen said. “The guy that replaced me was my reserve coach. The guy that came after him was my freshman coach. The guy that came after him was a freshman assistant and he actually played for me. That connection is no longer there so that feeling really isn’t there.”

XFL a ‘saving grace’ for La Salle grad Thompson

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Peyton Ramsey, the former Elder High School standout who helped the Indiana Hoosiers to an 8-4 record this past season and their fi rst post-New Year’s game since 1988, entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports. As a redshirt junior, Ramsey lost IU's starting quarterback job to redshirt freshman Michael Penix Jr. before the 2019 season started. But he fi nished the season as the Hoosiers' starter after Penix suff ered an injury, and he fi nished it with 2,454 passing yards and 13 touchdowns. With Penix out for IU's game Oct. 26 against Nebraska, Ramsey passed for 351 yards in the Hoosiers' win. He completed more than 75 percent of his passes for 371 yards and a touchdown in a loss to No. 9 Penn State on Nov. 16. And Ramsey passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns in a doubleovertime win against archrival Purdue on Nov. 30. Ramsey and the Hoosiers lost to Tennessee by one point in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2.

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Jordan Thompson is still getting used to Seattle. When he fi rst moved here, he only knew about the Space Needle and the rain that frequently visits the Pacifi c Northwest. When his plane descended to land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, he noticed the mountains, reminding him of his favorite Bob Ross paintings. “Hopefully one of these days I’ll get to go hiking,” Thompson said. Exploring Mount Rainier and watching the catapulting fi sh at Pike Place Market will have to wait, though. Thompson, a La Salle High School graduate, is just days away from his fi rst professional game in the XFL with the Seattle Dragons. On Saturday afternoon, Thompson will be chasing down former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones as the Dragons take on the D.C. Defenders on national television. The XFL is an enormous opportunity for Thompson, among others, to keep their NFL dreams alive by staying in the professional realm. Make an impact this spring and you could fi nd yourself at an NFL training camp this summer. “When I got drafted by the Dragons, it was a saving

Jordan Thompson (99) plays defensive tackle for the XFL’s Seattle Dragons. PROVIDED BY JORDAN THOMPSON

grace,” Thompson said. “I just turned 23 in January, so there’s a lot of football left in me.” While the XFL is a stepping stone, Thompson’s start was in Cincinnati with the Lancers. He was a two-time ﬁ rst team all-Greater Catholic League-South selection and was on the 2014 La Salle squad that won the proSee THOMPSON, Page 2B

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SHORT HOPS Alex Harrison

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Boys basketball ❚ La Salle fell to Moeller for the second time this season 59-43 Jan. 31 before topping Chaminade Julienne 51-38 Feb. 4. ❚ Elder put together a four-game winning streak, improving to 11-8. The Panthers edged St. Xavier 50-48 Jan. 31 before topping Mariemont 69-45 Feb. 1 and Purcell Marian 55-39 Feb. 4. ❚ Austin Dennis scored 20 points for Oak Hills when it beat Fairﬁ eld 54-39 Jan. 31. The Highlanders then improved to 14-5 after topping Lakota West 87-84 in overtime Feb. 4. Kelen Dietrich scored 29 points and Adonis Caneris scored 22 points in the overtime win. ❚ Gamble Montessori beat Cincinnati College Prep 67-41 Jan. 31 and SCPA 76-14 Feb. 4 to improve to an undefeated 7-0 in the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference’s Blue division.

❚ After a three-game winning streak, Western Hills lost to Taft 84-81 Jan. 31, Thurgood Marshall 76-72 Feb. 1 and Hughes 68-54 Feb. 5. ❚ Taylor evened its conference record to 6-6 after falling at Madeira 57-39 Jan. 31 before beating Indian Hill 64-63 Feb. 4.

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❚ At the Greater Miami Conference swimming championships, Oak Hills swimmer Owan Pelzer was named Swimmer of the Year and Oak Hills coach Andy Schroeder was Coach of the Year. Pelzer won two individual events, including a conference record setting 50.32 in the 100 meter backstroke.

❚ Alexa Fleming’s 19 points led Mercy McAuley over Conner 49-30 Feb. 1. ❚ Seton broke a six-game losing streak by winning at St. Henry 58-36 Feb. 3. ❚ Oak Hills mounted a second half eﬀ ort, but was short in its 45-44 loss to Lakota East Feb. 1 before losing in overtime to Lakota West 58-54 Feb. 5. ❚ Gamble Montessori topped Cincinnati College Prep 55-18 Jan. 31 and SCPA 36-20 Feb. 4. Laila Christmon scored 29 points and 16 rebounds over College Prep. ❚ Western Hills lost to Ponitz 48-25 Feb. 1. ❚ Taylor fell at Indian Hill 52-34 Feb. 1, but beat Wyoming 52-42 Feb. 5.

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gram’s fi rst-ever state championship. Thompson is a close family friend of La Salle running back Cam Porter, who helped lead the Lancers to a D-II state championship last December. “Getting to see Cam’s growth and development throughout this season was just awesome. For him to end the year winning state is fantastic,” Thompson said. “It’s such a great feeling knowing you did everything you could, left everything on the fi eld and you were rewarded with a championship.” Thompson then played four seasons at Northwestern. Despite breaking out with six tackles for loss, three sacks and a pair of forced fumbles as a senior, he was not selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Thompson believes he’s matured immensely over the last 11 months. A time frame that started when his phone didn’t ring during the draft. But soon, Thompson would begin the hustle of being an NFL long-shot – a life composed of uncertainty, last-second fl ights and heartbreak. “I got picked up as a free agent by the Colts,” Thompson said. “I went there for rookie mini camp and OTAs, but then I got injured and was released. After that I went home, kept working out and in three days the 49ers called.” The 49ers also went in a diff erent direction, but told Thompson to be prepared if they were to reach out. It didn’t take too long as Thompson was on a red-eye from Northern Kentucky to California just one day lat-

Cincinnati native Jordan Thompson's (No. 99) pursuit of the NFL landed him in Seattle, where he'll play defensive tackle for the XFL's Seattle Dragons, starting Feb. 8 against the D.C. Defenders. PROVIDED BY JORDAN THOMPSON

er.

“It happened so quick. I hopped on a plane and then I’m there with the 49ers for the entire preseason,” Thompson said. “I got to be in the room and practice with all of those guys like Deforest Buckner, Solomon Thomas, (Nick) Bosa and Arik Armstead. Just getting the taste of what it’s like to be in the NFL was amazing. I’ve grown so much because of it.” Thompson made two tackles in four preseason games with San Francisco and was ultimately left oﬀ the 53-man roster. Being waived by two NFL teams never deterred Thompson or deﬂ ated his spirits. He has long been the outgoing, charismatic teammate. In Oct. 2018, Thompson did the worm for his teammates in celebration of a 31-17 win over Wisconsin. While there are tough times, Thompson rarely shows it. “In most situations I’ve always been that guy with a

❚ Elder beat Mason 2819-2553 Feb. 4. Ethan Boyers had a 426 series to lead the Panthers to an 18-0 record.

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sense of humor who brings that upbeat energy,” Thompson said. “Before the XFL, I was training with Vinny Rey, Matt Lengel and Julian Posey and I would have the same attitude I do now. We’re working out to play a game and while it is a game, it means so much. It’s some thing you have to enjoy.” Thompson stayed fi t when he returned to Ohio, then watched the NFL weekly to see if any open spots would arise. When he was picked by the Dragons in the XFL Draft, it was an opportunity he was ready for. “For me, it was about staying ready and telling myself, ‘you’re gonna get another chance and when you do, you’ll make the most of it,’ “ Thompson said. Motivation? The stadium that Thompson calls home is motivation enough. The Dragons will play four regular-season games at Century Link Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks and the “12th Man,” one of the best home-fi eld advantages in all of sports. “Seattle is showing a lot of love,” Thompson said. “I might not be in a Seahawks jersey, but there’s no telling if I will be one day.” Last Sunday allowed for one more dose of inspiration for Thompson as he watched the 49ers, the team that cut him just fi ve months ago, come within minutes of winning the Super Bowl. “I’ll always remember I was talking to (San Francisco 49ers) coach (Kyle) Shanahan in his offi ce. He said, ‘we’re picking the group of guys, and it’s hard, that are gonna win the Super Bowl for us,’ “ Thompson recalls. “Just the fact that they picked those guys and ended up going to the Super Bowl – their ability to evaluate talent is something I’ll never forget. Now, every day I’m trying to get better so when that opportunity does come around I’ll be one of those 53 players.”

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in the musical theater; a delightful portrait of a turn-of-the-century American family. It is the summer of 1903, and the Smith family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair. As they mark each holiday over the course of the year, the family’s love, zest for life and good-natured humor, helps them through each romance, opportunity, escapade and heartbreak. The musical has all the best-loved songs from the fi lm, including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door” and “The Trolley Song.” The cast includes: Sydney Kline (Esther), Brianna Bernard (Rose), Tyler Rosenblatt (Lon), Clare Graff (Agnes), Morgan O. Reynolds (Tootie), Talia Zoll (Anna), John Langley (Alonzo), Joe Hornbaker (Grandpa), Dylan McGill (Warren), Matthew Gretz (John), Angela Alexander Nalley (Katie), Zoe Rose Davidson (Lucille/Ensemble), Cassidy Steele (Eve/Ensemble), Allison Hinkel (Ensemble), Peter Cutler (Clinton Badger/Ensemble), Jeremy Cox (Peewee Drummond/Ensemble) and Zac Holman (Sidney Purvis/Ensemble) Others involved: Dee Anne Bryll, Director/Choreographer; Ryan Heinrich, Music Director, Maya Denning, Stage Manager. Book/songs: Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane; based on “The Kensington Stories” by Sally Benson & MGM fi lm Show dates: ❚ Thurs. Feb. 13 – Fri. Feb. 14 – Sat. Feb. 15 – Sun. Feb. 16 ❚ Thurs. Feb. 20 – Fri. Feb. 21 – Sat. Feb. 22 – Sun. Feb. 23 ❚ Thurs. Feb. 27 – Fri. Feb 28 – Sat. Feb 29 – Sun. Mar. 1 ❚ Thurs. Mar. 5 – Fri. Mar. 6 – Sat. Mar. 7 – Sun. Mar. 8 Show times: Thurs at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Sat at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Where: Covedale Center for the Performing Arts - 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati Tickets: $29 for Adults, $26 for seniors/students. Tickets may be purchased at www.cincinnatilandmark productions.com or 513-241-6550. Check us out on the web @ www.CLPShows.org Our Presenting Sponsor: ❚ Arnold and Mary Jo Barnett Covedale Center for the Performing Arts Season Sponsors: ❚ Cincinnati Federal and TriHealth Jennifer Perrino, Cincinnati Landmark Productions

Analdino and Aurora Urbisci, who lived on the West Side from 1972 until 1995, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Jan. 5. They were married in Italy in a little quaint town of Fossalto a province of Campobasso. Shortly after they relocated to Nairobi, Kenya (East Africa). Together, they had a daughter and a son, Amelia and Michael. After 17 years in Africa, they relocated for a ﬁ nal time to Cincinnati where most of the maternal family resided. Combined they have seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Grandchildren include: Luigi ,Tracy, Joey, Michael and Susanna; Melissa and Alessandro. Great grandchildren include: Isaiah, GianLuca, Gabriele, Eliana, Amelia, Aurora, Micaela, Francesco, Cristiano and Luca. Spouses of family members include: Stefania, Antonio, Emily, Laura and Jennifer. Both are enjoying their retired life in West Chester. All in the family would like to wish them many blessings and a happy 70th anniversary. Sending all of our love for many more. “Happy Anniversary,” “Tanti auguri per il vostro anniversario.” Michael Urbisci

2020 Harvest Home Fair planning meeting The ﬁ rst planning meeting for the 2020 Harvest Home Fair will be on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 pm, at the Harvest Home Lodge, 3961 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45211. This is a great opportunity for everyone to come out and help support this important west side tradition. There were a lot of new volunteers that helped make the 2019 Fair the best ever! Now, there are even more volunteers needed for a wide variety of opportunities - you could help with games, booths, gate, art show, hobby show - even the horse show! There’s something for everyone! Sherree Thomas, Cheviot-Westwood Kiwanis

‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ coming to Covedale Center for the Performing Arts Cincinnati Federal Savings & Loan and TriHealth will present Meet me in St. Louis in the Arnold and Mary Jo Barnett Performance Hall, located at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, from Feb. 13 through March 8. Meet me in St. Louis is a rare treasure

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Sir Pat-Trick are proud to announce a new residency at the Madcap Education Center of a one man show, Trick! Trick! is a fast paced 70-minute evening of pure clean fun & entertainment. This new and exciting show, geared towards the entire family, is a throwback to the days of vaudeville. Watch as Sir Pat-Trick performs feats of mindblowing magic and sleight of hand, along with juggling, slap stick, and audience participation. Directed by Matt Wilson, this show is an experience sure to delight both kids and adults. “I am beyond thrilled and excited to be in residence at the MEC. I fi nd myself blessed to be able to partner with Cincinnati Landmark Productions because they gave me my start performing in CYPT years ago. My goal was to always have a show that the whole family could sit and enjoy together, and with the MEC’s beautiful state of the art theatre, it’s fi nally possible,” states Sir PatTrick. When: 7 p.m. on Feb 22, Mar 21, Apr 25, & May 23, at the Madcap Education Center, located at 3064 Harrison Ave Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. Tickets: $10 per person (ages 12 months and up). More information may be found at www.tricktheshow.com and tickets may be purchased: in person, online at www.clpshows.org or call the box offi ce at (513) 241-6550. Patrick Thernes

Xavier University Dementia Care summit The XU Dementia Care Summit 2020 Meaningful, Compassionate Care is scheduled for March 26. Registration and information Visit www.xavier.edu/dementiasummit or call Jo at 513-745-3354 Cost: Professionals $99, Family/Caregivers $79. CE hours: Six (6.0) CE hours* pending add $25 for social work, occupational therapy, counseling, or nursing. CEUs avail-able only with professional registration and full program attendance. All registration includes light breakfast and box lunch. Current, fulltime Xavier students, faculty, staﬀ : $20. Conference Location Xavier University, Cintas Center, Enter at Schiﬀ Conference Center, 1624 Herald Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio, 45207 Schedule 8 a.m.— 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m.—8:45 a.m. Welcome 8:45 a.m.—10:30 a.m. Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA 10:45 a.m.— Noon Michelle Hall, Cathy Cebulski-Sacco 12:00 p.m.—12:45 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m.—2:15 p.m. Session I 2:15 p.m.—2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m.—4:15 p.m. Session II 4:15 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Summit evaluation and pick up CEs Cynthia Geer, Xavier University

Mercy Health hosts joint pain seminar at West Hospital on Feb. 20 Knee and hip pain slowing you down? Mercy Health’s orthopedic and sports medicine specialists may able to help. West Hospital is hosting a free seminar on knee and hip pain featuring or-

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thopedic surgeon Francis Florez, MD in the hospital auditorium from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. West Hospital is located just oﬀ I-74 and North Bend Road at 3300 Mercy Health Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45211. The auditorium is on the T-level of the hospital. Dr. Florez will oﬀ er his insights on the symptoms, causes and treatment options for joint pain. You will have the opportunity to hear about both surgical and non-surgical treatment options and new advances in hip and knee replacement that may help you recover faster, feel less pain and get moving again. Light refreshments will be available. Registration is not required but is requested. Please go to EventBrite.com and search “Mercy Health — West Hospital Joint Pain” to reserve your spot today! When you’re sidelined by an injury or condition, all you want is to regain your mobility. With many of the best orthopedists and sports medicine specialists, as well as highly skilled therapists and trainers, Mercy Health provides expert orthopedic care for bones, muscles, tendons and joints. From advanced surgical and nonsurgical treatments to superb orthopedic rehabilitation and therapy programs, our orthopedists and sports medicine specialists will get you back to your active life. Cameron Engel, Mercy Health

Cincinnati SAR welcomes new citizens at federal courthouse On Friday, Jan. 31, Cincinnati SAR Compatriot Jack Bredenfoerder welcomed 70 new citizens from 32 countries at a naturalization ceremony held at Potter Stewart Courthouse The Honorable Matthew W. McFarland offi ciated. Judge McFarland highlighted the three independent branches of the Federal government: For the executive branch, he fi rst played a welcome video from President Trump. For the legislative branch, he invited representatives of our US senators and congressmen to bring greetings. For the judiciary branch, Judge MacFarland offered his own greetings on behalf of the Southern Ohio District Court. Earlier in the day at 10 a.m., Jack was companied by Bob Bowers where they welcomed 70 new citizens from 36 countries at another naturalization ceremony. The new citizens at both events were defi nitely welcomed in a very auspicious and celebratory way. Michael Gunn, Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution

Talbert House receives 3-Year CARF Accreditation In January 2020, the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) announced the three-year reaccreditation of Talbert House for mental health and addiction treatment for children and adults, as well as housing and integrated primary care services. The agency has been accredited through CARF since 2004. See COMMUNITY, Page 5B

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The CARF accreditation is the result of Talbert House’s continued dedication and commitment to improving the lives of those served. An organization receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality and are measurable and accountable. An affi liate of Talbert House, Gateways, was also reaccredited for an additional three years by CARF for mental health and addiction services. Gateways has outpatient recovery centers in Walnut Hills and Western Hills that provide services for adults and youth coping with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues. CARF is an independent, nonprofi t accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. Talbert House is empowering children, adults and families to live healthy, safe and productive lives. Operating within fi ve service lines: Addictions, Community Care, Community Corrections, Housing and Mental Health, Talbert House serves over 24,200 clients face to face and an additional 80,200 through prevention services throughout Southwest Ohio. Gateways is the premier drug and alcohol treatment outpatient center in Greater Cincinnati. Services are designed for adults and adolescents whose drug use or alcohol abuse is interfering with their personal safety, achievements and healthy family communication. Gateways provides an intensive group experience that both educates and assists patients in examining their substance abuse issues. Gateways is affi liated with Talbert House. For more information, call (513) 861-0035 or visit www.gatewaysrecovery.com. Ryan Korengel, Talbert House

The Dancing Grandmas on Tap, from left: Jane Frey, Nicky Beamon, Nancy Maltry, Maria D’Aquila, Shelley Dumoulin, Karen Boothe, Debora Kirby, Mary Jo Rottmueller, Pat Keene, Joyce Ledbetter, Troi McClanahan, Donna Sides. Dancers not pictured: Ann Brown, Marti Huss, Jan Koury, Debbie Oberschmidt. PROVIDED

Dancing Grandmas on Tap take 2nd place in Seniors Got Talent Contest The Dancing Grandmas on Tap have won second place in the Seniors Got Talent online video contest of 2019. Presentation of the prize check and a plaque was made by a representative of Senior Guide Online, which sponsors this competition. Seniors Got Talent is an annual online video contest showcasing talented seniors and older adults from across the United States. Based on an online voting system, the three videos with the most votes win cash prizes. All videos in Sen-

iors Got Talent are eligible for cash prizes – up to $1,000. The Dancing Grandmas on Tap was founded in 1982 by Harris Rosedale, a prominent dancer in the Cincinnati area. They perform in a variety of venues in the Tri-State, including community events, retirement centers, birthday parties, nursing homes, and churches. The dancers range in age from 58 to 94. For more information on the Dancing Grandmas on Tap, visit the website at www.dancinggrandmasontap.com. Shelley Dumoulin, Dancing Grandmas on Tap

Meet Paul Daugherty, Ohio Sports Writer of the Year Join Paul Daugherty, again named the Ohio’s best sportswriter of the year by the National Sports Media Association, for coﬀ ee and conversation on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 7:30-9 a.m. This free presentation will be held at St. Paul’s Home for the Aged, 476 Riddle Road, Cincinnati, OH 45220. No admission fee; donations welcome. Please invite your friends. Sarah Steﬀ en, Little Sisters of the Poor

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National champ dancers celebrated at Seton Alex Harrison Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

In the auditorium for an all-school assembly, Seton High School celebrated its dance team that won a national title in the Medium Varsity Hip Hop competition. Competing in Orlando, Fla., for the Universal Dance Association's National Dance Team Championships, Seton was named the winner for its hip hop dance division on Feb. 2. Seton, who placed second in the same competition last year, won for the fi rst time. According to the school, Seton's fi rst-place fi nish was the highest place of any area school in the competition's history. Mount Notre Dame also competed in the competition in the pom and jazz dance competitions. Its highest place was a No. 13 position in the pom competition.

Right, Seton High School dancers pose as national champions after winning a hip hop title in the 2020 UDA Varsity National Competition. SETON HIGH SCHOOL

Food & Wine picks 2 Cincinnati spots for list of best ‘classic restaurants’ Briana Rice Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Two Greater Cincinnati staples have made it on to a list of the nation’s best classic restaurants. Food & Wine Magazine’s David Landsel made a list of each state’s classic restaurants. “It represents an attempt at examining each state’s unique ﬁ ngerprint on this vast, remarkably diverse thing that we call American food,” Landsel wrote. For the state of Ohio, Lebanon’s The Golden Lamb and Price Hill Chili made the list. The Golden Lamb opened in 1803. In 2019, the restaurant remodeled its Black Horse Tavern and Dickens dining room. “Back at the inn, that history is preserved in artifacts and creaking stairs and stories. When you go through the new entrance to the Black Horse Tavern, on the side of the building, you start a journey backward in history,” Enquirer food writer Polly Campbell wrote about The Golden Lamb. “To go even further back in the 19th century — 1803, to be precise — head to Lebanon, where The Golden Lamb has hosted at least a dozen presidents during

Price Hill Chili Family Restaurant is a landmark on the West Side.

The Black Horse Tavern serves a more casual menu than the regular dining rooms. There is a TV, gas ﬁ replace and a new bar. MEG VOGEL/THE ENQUIRER

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its long lifetime — you could get fancy, or you could give into the half-fried chicken dinner, like so many others do (it’s good),” Landsel wrote about The Golden Lamb. He had even more to say about Price Hill Chili. “For quite some time, Cincinnati was the last word in ﬁ ne dining in this part of the world, but for longevity, apparently, you can’t beat the regional chili parlor culture, which remains vast, varied and rather overwhelming to the uninitiated. Go extremely local for your ﬁ rst stop,

somewhere they’ll treat you nice, like Price Hill Chili, a neighborhood gathering place that’s far oﬀ the beaten path. Sit at the counter, the better to watch the kitchen crew tossing piles of shredded cheddar around like so much orange confetti,” Landsel wrote. Campbell recently spent a month trying a bunch of Cincinnati chili restaurants. She had eaten Price Hill Chili before but here are her most recent thoughts, “I remember my last taste of Price Hill Chili as pale and weak, but this is the meatiest chili I’ve tried, almost chunky, not espe-

cially spicy, but very hearty. The chili stays on top of the spaghetti instead of draining through. So I’m a little confused, but going with this most recent experience, I have to say it’s a good one.” The Golden Lamb, 27 S. Broadway St., Lebanon, OH 45036. Price Hill Chili, 4290 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45238. Briana Rice is a trending news reporter for The Enquirer. You can contact her at brice@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @BriRiceWrites for all the latest entertainment and trending news.

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North Fairmount 1996-1998 Baltimore Ave: Pearson Norman to Musaamorebeys Inc; $25,950 3181 Mchenry Ave: Nassau Investments LLC to E N Management LLC; $32,500

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SCHOOL NEWS 14 southwest Ohio schools receive Purple Star award All six buildings in the Little Miami Schools received the Purple Star award for their commitment to families with military ties. They were among 94 statewide, and 14 in southwest Ohio including two other schools in Warren County, and two each in Butler, Clermont, and Hamilton counties to receive the 2020 honor. The award is given to schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to the military. Each school receives a Purple Star to display. “Ohio’s military members and their

families embody the ideals of service, sacriﬁ ce, and community. But they can’t do their jobs alone. These school communities have made a commitment to support them inside and outside the classroom,” said Gov. Mike Dewine. “Purple Star Schools are shining examples of Ohioans working together, encouraging one another, caring for one another and, ultimately, creating a brighter future for our state.” Schools receiving the honor must maintain a page on its website outlining resources for military families and have a staﬀ contact for military students and families to serve as a liaison between them and the school. Schools must compile at least one of

three other optional activities. The southwest Ohio Schools receiving the award, by county, were: ❚ Butler: Edgewood Elementary and Talawanda High school ❚ Clermont: Clermont Northeastern High School and Grant Career Center ❚ Hamilton: Moeller High School and Harrison High School ❚ Warren County: Hamilton-Maineville Primary, Harlan-Butlerville Primary, Little Miami High School, Little Miami Intermediate School, Little Miami Junior High, Salem Elementary School, and Springboro Junior High School Sue Kiesewetter, Enquirer contributor

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